With less than three months to go, I really need to get a wedding band up in this piece. I keep going to stores and finding things that would probably work but that I'm not 100% in love with. And oughtn't one to be entirely in love with the one piece of jewelry they'll wear forever? (Unless you're like my friend Alison, who keeps buying herself new engagement and wedding bands, which seems like a perfectly acceptable and fun option also.) Here's a few I'm thinking about right now, although I plan on hitting jewelry stores both at lunch and after work today. (I wore comfortable shoes.)
Oh, but first. So you know. Here is my engagement ring:
It's by
Sholdt. I love its modern simplicity and feel so lucky that Carl got it so right.
Piaget mini "Possession" ring, $1,500 with diamonds in 18k white gold; $900 sans bling. That top part spins! I like this because it seems different but is still classic, with clean modern lines. And there are seven diamonds for good luck. And Eva Longoria has one!
Yesterday I went to one of Alison's favorite jewelry haunts, DVVS in Chelsea. The woman who helped me was very nice, and they had some nice rings for very reasonable prices. For the first time I think I had reverse sticker shock. This ring, for instance:
A modified version of
this is currently a serious contender. I'd want it a lot slimmer, with the line centered, and maybe more and smaller diamonds more spread out. Or not. They do custom work so it's all up to me. This ring is only $450, looks great with my engagement ring, and is supercomfortable.
Kevin Plunkett organic twist band, $455. Now, I know this looks extremely "organic," as in it looks like the gold version of what a child might make with a snake of clay, but I swear it looked pretty good with my ring in the store. This picture is TERRIBLE and in person the ring really doesn't look anything like it does here. I liked that it had interesting lines and texture but didn't compete with my ring. It's still sort of in the running.
Links of London Triple Ring, $190. It's in sterling silver, though.
This
Ritani eternity band is kinda cool, too.
I don't think this one is quite me (not so into mixing metals), but I wanted to point out that I think
Nina Dinoff's alterna-eternity band is very cool. It's $195 for sterling silver and 18k gold dots.
Finally, I love the idea of this ring,
Hearts On Fire's Felicity pointed wedding band. The pointed tip echoes the notched setting of my engagement ring. But there's a lotta bling there, and it would almost certainly compete with the e-ring. I think.
I'm almost afraid to say it, but what do YOU think?
It's currently available at Bona Drag for $95. For real.
($360, Stuart Weitzman, Zappos)
YEAH, BISHES!
I wouldn't be mad at their Mid City Tote in Ombre for like $200 or so. (Normally it's over $400.) Anyone gone? Went? Lemme know!
($745, Mike & Chris, Net-a-porter.com)
Bijou espadrilles -- AVEC pyramid studs! For $30! Whut? This will be my FIRST foray into espadrilles and/or wedges. I'm skeeered! White ones available at 6pm.com.
Denimy motorcycle jacket. Originally $279. Sample sale: $50. It's a little big, but whatevs. The asymmetrical zipper = win.
For real-cute embroidered top, except I got it in heather grey, and I'll somehow be able to resist the urge to pull it up and reveal my navel. Somehow, I'll just be able to do that. I think it was like $15! Srsly!
($178, VaVa by Voom, Unique-Vintage)
($49, Cheap Monday, Urban Outfitters)
Dudes, I KNOW it looks like a deflated circus tent, but I not-so-secretly fucking LOVE this Coven skirt... (Coven as in the Brazilian label)
... like in every way imaginable...
($370, Topshop)
($755, Les Chiffoniers, Net-a-porter.com)
($795, Diane Von Furstenberg, Net-a-porter.com)
($100, Slow And Steady Wins The Race, Hejfina.com)
